Yoga Vasistha [sanskrit]

223,437 words | ISBN-10: 8171101519

The Sanskrit edition of the Yoga-vasistha including English translation and grammatical analysis. The Yogavasistha is a Hindu spiritual text written by Valmiki (who also authored the Ramayana) dealing with the philosophical topics from the Advaita-vedanta school. Chronologically it precedes the Ramayana.

Verse 7.38.15

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जगत्तया शान्ततया ब्रह्मसत्तावतिष्ठते ।
पुंस्तया गत एवात्मा रेतोवटकबीजयोः ॥ १५ ॥

jagattayā śāntatayā brahmasattāvatiṣṭhate |
puṃstayā gata evātmā retovaṭakabījayoḥ || 15 ||

The essence of Brahma exists and exhibits itself in the form of the quiescent universe, and is personified as the male agent of creation, by his seminal seed resembling the minute seed of a fig fruit.
English translation by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (7.38.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jagat, Shantata, Brahma, Brahman, Sattavat, Tha, Tad, Yushmad, Taya, Gat, Gata, Eva, Mas, Retas, Vataka, Bija,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.38.15). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

Line 1: “jagattayā śāntatayā brahmasattāvatiṣṭhate ”
jagat -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
tayā -
tā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
śāntatayā -
śāntatā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
brahma -
brahma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√brahm (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
sattāvat -
sattāvat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

sattāvat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
iṣ -
i (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ṭha -
ṭha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “puṃstayā gata evātmā retovaṭakabījayoḥ ”
puṃs -
puṃs (noun, masculine)

[compound]
tayā* -
taya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
gata* -
gat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

gat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

gata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
evāt -
eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
mā* -
ma (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

mās (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
reto -
retas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vaṭaka -
vaṭaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vaṭaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bījayoḥ -
bīja (noun, masculine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

bīja (noun, neuter)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

bījā (noun, feminine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]